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ZMG to LEY: distance & flight time
Magdeburg (Magdeburg "City" Airport) → Lelystad (Lelystad Airport)
259 mi
417 km · 225 nm
1h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
259 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 9m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- ZMG — Magdeburg "City" Airport · Magdeburg, Germany
- LEY — Lelystad Airport · Lelystad, Netherlands
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ZMG
- CSO · Cochstedt Airport17 mi away
- KOQ · Köthen Airport28 mi away
- BWE · Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport48 mi away
- LEJ · Leipzig/Halle Airport52 mi away
Near LEY
- AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol34 mi away
- UTC · Soesterberg Air Base25 mi away
- DHR · De Kooy Airport45 mi away
- LID · Valkenburg Naval Air Base51 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ZMG from LEY?
The flight distance from Magdeburg (ZMG) to Lelystad (LEY) is 259 miles (417 km, 225 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ZMG to LEY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 9m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ZMG to LEY?
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